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'''Ayodhya Airport''', officially known as '''Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport''',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport: Latest News, Videos and Photos of Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport {{!}} Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/maryada%20purushottam%20shri%20ram%20international%20airport |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dubey |first=Mohit |title=Yogi Inspects The Progress Of Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport In Ayodhya |url=https://www.thenewsagency.in/specials/yogi-inspects-the-progress-of-maryada-purushottam-shri-ram-international-airport-in-ayodhya |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=The News Agency |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=26 February 2021|title=Centre gives nod for Ayodhya airport; Rs 1,000 crore allocated for construction|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/economy/article/centre-gives-nod-for-ayodhya-airport-rs-1000-crore-allocated-for-construction/725443|access-date=18 March 2021|work=Times Now}}</ref> is an under-construction [[international airport]] which will serve the cities of [[Ayodhya |
'''Ayodhya Airport''', officially known as '''Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport''',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport: Latest News, Videos and Photos of Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport {{!}} Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/maryada%20purushottam%20shri%20ram%20international%20airport |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dubey |first=Mohit |title=Yogi Inspects The Progress Of Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport In Ayodhya |url=https://www.thenewsagency.in/specials/yogi-inspects-the-progress-of-maryada-purushottam-shri-ram-international-airport-in-ayodhya |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=The News Agency |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=26 February 2021|title=Centre gives nod for Ayodhya airport; Rs 1,000 crore allocated for construction|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/economy/article/centre-gives-nod-for-ayodhya-airport-rs-1000-crore-allocated-for-construction/725443|access-date=18 March 2021|work=Times Now}}</ref> is an under-construction [[international airport]] which will serve the cities of [[Ayodhya]] in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/maya-to-hand-over-airstrips-to-private-entit/207323 |title=Maya to hand over airstrips to private entities | date=28 July 2007 | first=Alka S | last=Pande | newspaper=The Indian Express | access-date=14 January 2019 }}</ref><ref name="BS-12Aug20">{{Cite news|last=Kalhans|first=Siddharth|date=12 August 2020|title=Ayodhya airport set to become international, to be expanded by 600 acres|work=[[Business Standard]] |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/ayodhya-airport-set-to-become-international-to-be-expanded-by-600-acres-120081201156_1.html|access-date=22 March 2021}}</ref> The airport is located adjacent to [[National Highway 27 (India)|NH-27]] and [[National Highway 330 (India)|NH-330]] at Naaka, Ayodhya in [[Ayodhya district]]. The Government changed the name of the airport after Lord Shri Ram in 2021. The State Government signed a [[Memorandum of Understanding]] (MoU) with the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) in February 2014 for the development of the airport.<ref name="PIB">{{cite web|title=MoU Signed for Development of Airports in UP |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=104187 |publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]]|date= 24 February 2014 |access-date=28 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304093858/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=104187 |archive-date=4 March 2014}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of India | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ayodhya | ||||||||||
| Location | Ayodhya, Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 102 m / 335 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°45′12″N 082°09′01″E / 26.75333°N 82.15028°E | ||||||||||
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Ayodhya Airport, officially known as Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport,[1][2][3] is an under-construction international airport which will serve the cities of Ayodhya in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[4][5] The airport is located adjacent to NH-27 and NH-330 at Naaka, Ayodhya in Ayodhya district. The Government changed the name of the airport after Lord Shri Ram in 2021. The State Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in February 2014 for the development of the airport.[6]
History
Efforts by Union Civil Aviation Minister
In 2012, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said "There are three airstrips: Faizabad, Moradabad, and Meerut. We requested that give these airstrips to us and we will construct airports. Besides at places where there are airports of defence services, we requested the state to provide land and we will construct a separate terminal".[7] Singh said that the Ministry of Civil Aviation had asked the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav, to provide the ministry with land to set up nine airports across Uttar Pradesh, and said that having more airports would generate employment and economic growth in Uttar Pradesh.[8]
Development under low-cost airports
In an endeavour to provide air connectivity to different parts of India, development of low-cost airports is the most important component. Instructions have been issued to AAI to identify the most suitable low cost model for development of smaller airports and to develop airports in the smaller cities based on this mode.[9]
Handing over to Airports Authority of India
In 2008, the Uttar Pradesh government had issued formal orders allowing the landing and parking of private aircraft on the former Indian Air Force airstrip against a fee. According to the government order, any private aircraft can land by paying Rs 500. There will be no parking charges for the first two hours, after which Rs 200 will be charged per day.[10]
The government gave the airstrip to private investors for their pilot training and aircraft maintenance engineering institutes. "The fresh government order for landing and parking is an extension of that project, because now the government will not have to bother much about activities like maintained, which will be taken care of by the institutes," said Swaroop. The procedure followed earlier to obtain permission for using the airstrip used to be long. The owner of the private aircraft had to contact the respective district magistrate who would further contact the directorate which would take the measures required for landing of the aircraft.[10]
In 2013, the government of Uttar Pradesh approved the transfer of the airstrip at Faizabad to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to be developed as full-fledged airport along with three others (Meerut, Moradabad and Saifai) on the instructions of the Uttar Pradesh state cabinet. The government of Uttar Pradesh is providing extra land free of cost for the further expansion and for the construction of a terminal.[11][12][13]
In 2018, the Yogi government announced the expansion of the airstrip in Faizabad.[14] The government later approved an international airport and sanctioned ₹2 billion for acquisition of land.[14] The airport is not operational as of April 2022.[15][16]
Features
The existing airstrip's runway was 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) long and 30 metres (98 ft) wide, which is only just large enough for nine-seater aircraft.[17] The Airport Authority of India sent a note to the state government recommending that they draft a master plan to acquire at least 284 acres (115 ha) more land so that the airport can handle 200-seater Airbus A321 aircraft.[17] In November 2018 state government decided to acquire more than 280 acres of land around the airstrip and widen it to allow the landing of larger aircraft. The projected runway would be 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) long and 45 metres (148 ft) wide, with a 100-150 m wide set-off area each side of the runway.[17] Rajeev Kulshreshtha, who the AAI appointed to be in charge of the project, said that the construction would be done in two phases. The length of the runway would be 2,250 metres in the first phase while in the second phase, its length would be increased to 3,500 metres.[18]
Project timeline
| Date | Detail | Refs. |
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| 12 August 2020 | Nand Gopal Gupta, Minister of Civil Aviation, Government of Uttar Pradesh, said Rs 525 crore has been approved and of this Rs 300 crore have been spent so far | [5] |
| 16 September 2020 | Airports Authority of India projected land requirement of 478.1 acres to Government of Uttar Pradesh for development of the airport in Phase - I | [19] |
| 10 March 2021 | Airports Authority of India sanctions Rs 242 crore to develop airport and an area of around 270 acres has been made available by Government of Uttar Pradesh | [20] |
| 8 April 2022 | Government of Uttar Pradesh's civil aviation department signed a lease agreement with Airports Authority of India for transfer of 317.855 acres of land. Yogi Adityanath said the remaining 86 acres land required for the airport will also be handed over soon | [21] |
| 6 December 2022 | The airport's terminal is 45% and the runway is 45% completed, and is on track for completion in December 2023. | [22] |
References
- ^ "Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport: Latest News, Videos and Photos of Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport | Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ Dubey, Mohit. "Yogi Inspects The Progress Of Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport In Ayodhya". The News Agency. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Centre gives nod for Ayodhya airport; Rs 1,000 crore allocated for construction". Times Now. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Pande, Alka S (28 July 2007). "Maya to hand over airstrips to private entities". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ a b Kalhans, Siddharth (12 August 2020). "Ayodhya airport set to become international, to be expanded by 600 acres". Business Standard. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "MoU Signed for Development of Airports in UP". Press Information Bureau. 24 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Development not on agenda in UP for last 20 years: Ajit Singh". The Economic Times. PTI. 21 December 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ Singh, Sanjay (28 December 2012). "Aviation Minister Ajit Singh to put brakes on airfares, will introduce a mechanism to curb soaring prices". India Today. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Year-End-Review of the Ministry of Civil Aviation for the Year 2012". Ministry of Civil Aviation. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ a b Pande, Alka S (18 April 2008). "Airstrips open to private aircraft in UP". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Decks clear for air travel to three districts". The Times of India. 4 September 2013. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Shelved by Maya, Akhilesh nod to develop Meerut airstrip as airport". The Indian Express. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "मेरठ, मुरादाबाद, फैजाबाद और सैफई में एयरपोर्ट बनाने का रास्ता साफ" [Clear way for airports in Meerut, Moradabad, Faizabad and Saifai]. Dainik Jagran. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Yogi govt expedites Ayodhya international airport project". Hindustan Times. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Sharma, Anu (18 December 2020). "Ayodhya airport to be ready for 20-seater aircraft in first phase". CNBC. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Ayodhya airport must be operational before Ram Temple, says UP CM Yogi Adityanath". The Times of India. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ a b c PTI (6 November 2018). "Full-fledged airport in Ayodhya on fast track". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "PM Modi visits exhibition, shows interest in Ayodhya airport model". Hindustan Times. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "478.1 acres land is required for phase-1 of Ayodhya airport: AAI to UP govt". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ Nag, Devanjana (10 March 2021). "Travelling to Ayodhya to be more convenient! AAI sanctions Rs 242 crore to develop airport in the holy city". The Financial Express (India). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "UP govt, AAI sign lease pact for Ayodhya International airport". The Financial Express (India). 8 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Upcoming International Airport at Ayodhya to Showcase City's Transformation". News 18. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.